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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

Minal said that they were boarding the train then.

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SSC Stenographer 2023 Previous Year Paper (13-Oct-2023) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is

Minal said, “We are boarding the train now.”

The correct answer is Minal said, “We are boarding the train now.”.

Change In Tense: Direct Speech Indirect Speech Simple present (V1/do/does) Simple Past (V2/did) Simple Past (V2/did) Past Perfect (V3/ had done) Past Perfect (V3/ had done) No change Present continuous (is/am/are) +V1+ing Past Continuous (was/were) +V1+ing Past Continuous (was/were) +V1+ing Past Perfect Continuous (had been) +V1+ing Past Perfect Continuous (had been) +V1+ing No change Present Perfect/ Present Perfect Continuous (has/have) Past Perfect/ Past Perfect Continuous (had) Past Perfect/ Past Perfect Continuous (had) No change

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